Two Australian battery storage projects in Queensland and Victoria have entered federal environmental review, with AGL Energy and developer ACEnergy each submitting referrals under the same national process.

Australia’s grid-scale BESS fleet earned an estimated AU$37.62 million in the National Electricity Market (NEM) in October 2026.

Rondo Energy and Rio Tinto have started engineering and design work on a 360MWh thermal energy storage (TES) project in Australia.

Australian energy company AGL has referred a 500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland to the federal government under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

960MWh Summerfield BESS in South Australia enters commissioning, while Gotion starts building the 843MWh Lower Wonga project in Queensland.

Eku Energy has signed CBAs with Gladstone Regional Council and Western Downs Regional Council for two BESS projects in Queensland.

Atmos Renewables has reached financial close on the 400MW/1,600MWh Teebar battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia.

Queensland’s average wholesale electricity price fell by 40% in the 2025-26 financial year, a drop CleanCo Queensland attributes to BESS.

Octopus Australia has referred the Blackstone battery energy storage system (BESS), a 500MW/2,000MWh standalone facility, to Australia’s federal government for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

CIP has acquired full ownership of the 104MW Gawara Baya wind-plus-storage project in North Queensland, Australia, from developer Windlab.